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Title: Sikh Student Sues Disney Claiming Discrimination [USA]
Sukhbir Channa Says He Was Told He Didn't Have "Disney Look"...A spokeswoman for the Disney Company said they have no record of Channa applying for the job then and that the company does not discriminate against anyone.
A turban-wearing Sikh who was allegedly sacked by Walt Disney World for lacking the "Disney look" has sued the company for$1 million claiming he was discriminated against because of his religion. Sukhbir Channa, 24, a practicing Sikh who wears a turban and a beard…said as a student…he was hired as a seasonal college musician, which requires parade and atmospheric performances…[T]he lawsuit claimed Channa was removed from the atmospheric position because he lacked the "Disney look" and was singled out to perform menial tasks for his supervisor…He was terminated in early 2006 for not having the "Disney look," the suit said…A Disney spokeswoman said the company is reviewing the lawsuit
Author:Craig Brown, Scotsman [UK] Dated:03 Jun 2008
A Muslim worker at a call centre based at the home of Rangers Football Club in Glasgow has been awarded more than £20,000 for racial and religious discrimination, after colleagues abused him for complaining about how they treated Irish and ethnic-minority callers. James Lipka, 58, who worked for the Student Loans Company and Rangers Projects from Glasgow-based Response Handling's call centre…lodged a grievance, complaining of racial harassment while working…Within days…Mr Lipka was subjected to abusive comments…The abuse lasted until he left Response Handling in August 2006, but the company denied there had been any racist or religious comments.
A senior British Airways pilot reveals today the startling levels of casual racism in the flagship UK company...Captain Doug Maughan...says that derogatory remarks about race by his colleagues are so common they are treated as normal...Mr Maughan, 53, is so exasperated by what he sees as BA management's refusal to tackle the problem that he is planning a protest at this year's annual shareholders' meeting..."It seems to be accepted that people are going to make racist remarks and get away with it..."...BA said: "All British Airways employees must adhere to our policies concerning dignity at work. Under these policies we encourage employees to report incidences of racism, sexism or any other behaviour...Any reports of such behaviour are taken extremely seriously and investigated as a matter of priority..."
Author:Sonya Faure, Libération [France] Dated:18 mars 2008
C’est une proposition de loi susceptible de «réduire à néant» toute la jurisprudence en matière de discrimination au travail, qu’elle soit fondée sur le genre, l’appartenance syndicale ou religieuse, l’orientation sexuelle. C’est ce qu’affirment les syndicats de la magistrature et des avocats de France, la CGT et de nombreuses associations de lutte contre l’homophobie, réunies en collectif, dans un appel lancé aujourd’hui. [fait référence à des négociations avec Snecma (filiale d'EADS), EADS, Matra dans des cas de discrimination]
Author:HR.BLR (Business & Legal Reports - Human Resources) [USA] Dated:06 Mar 2008
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a total of 82,792 private sector discrimination complaints in fiscal year 2007, the highest volume of incoming charges since 2002 and the largest annual increase (9 percent) since the early 1990s, the agency reported... According to the EEOC's data for fiscal year 2007, allegations of discrimination based on race, retaliation, and sex were the most frequently filed charges, continuing a long-term trend. Additionally, nearly all major charge categories showed double digit percentage increases from the prior year--a rare occurrence...
Author:Rupal Parekh, Advertising Age [USA] Dated:25 Jan 2008
A federal judge [in New York] has struck down Dentsu's motion to dismiss a sexual harassment and discrimination suit filed by former creative director Steve Biegel... the sexual-harassment claims...against the company and his former bosses, Dentsu Holdings CEO Toyo Shigeta and Dentsu America CEO Timothy Andree...include sexually charged situations that Mr. Biegel...alleges being forced into by Mr. Shigeta... In the wake of Mr. Biegel's original complaint, Dentsu initially vowed to fight the claims. Then the agency and Messrs. Shigeta and Andree...[called] his allegations bogus and nothing more than a scheme cooked up to squeeze money out of Dentsu.
On January 4, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council (SASAC) issued the ‘No. 1 Red Header Document’ for 2008 entitled “Instructing opinions about state-owned enterprises (SOEs) fulfilling social responsibility” (‘Instructing Document’)... the SASAC [s]uggests that... that corporations should be responsible to stakeholders and the environment while achieving business purposes...The Instructing Document clearly states eight major CSR content points SOEs should follow. SOE’s should:...3. Improve the quality of products and services. Corporations have a responsibility to ensure the safety of products and services...4. Improve resource and environmental protection. They should be the leaders in reducing emissions...6. Ensure work safety and improve accountability by implement mechanisms and systems to prevent serious occupational accidents...7. Protect labour rights and enter into employment contracts that fully comply with legal requirements. Discrimination against gender, ethnicity, religion and age should be eliminated. Employee representative mechanisms should be introduced or strengthened.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a religious discrimination lawsuit Thursday against ConocoPhillips on behalf of a worker [Clarence Taylor] at its Bayway Refinery who claims he was refused a request for a schedule change so he could attend church on Sunday mornings…According to the lawsuit, the only option ConocoPhillips gave Taylor was to use his vacation time… A message left Thursday afternoon with ConocoPhillips' media relations office seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Two Muslim former City brokers have launched an unusual legal action alleging religious discrimination in a case that challenges how financial companies allocate clients. The women co-workers claim their bosses at Compagnie Financière Tradition, a Swiss stockbroker, diverted Jewish clients away from them...The [women] allege they were discriminated against on grounds of gender, north African roots and religion...Tradition said it was "deeply disappointed" about the women's allegations...
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